For a team that's been decimated with injuries this training camp, the Detroit Lions are having some good practice sessions.

The top three wide receivers are out, yet the rookies and free agents are still looking solid. The running backs are all showing they have good ability, and they all run hard till the end.

The quarterbacks still look good, but Matthew Stafford really did seem to stand out in the afternoon session.

I didn't get to see much of new defensive tackle Shaun Smith, but I really think the big guy's going to play a significant role when all is said and done.

I'm glad many of you are finding these camp drill breakdowns useful. But seriously, I wouldn't put a ton of stock into each individual result. Coaches put the units in different situations for various reasons which are not always known to outside observers, at least until afterwards.

They might want the put the defense in a bad spot to see how the players respond. They might want the offense to have constraints on their options, just as they would in different game scenarios. To top it all off, despite the pads, this isn't full contact. The point I'm making is don't look at this as you would a play-by-play breakdown of a game.

Now, if you notice that a particular player is consistently dropping the ball, yeah, you might draw a conclusion. Even then, though, remember, that it's hard to catch every single play.

Without further ado, your Lions camp drills:

7-ON-7 DRILLQuarterbacks: Daunte Culpepper and Matthew Stafford
• Noticing a lot of passes going to tight ends Will Heller and Dan Gronkowski – especially Heller. They're consistently open in the middle of the field.

• Throw was a hair behind Gronkowski, who was running a five-yard in, but the tight end adjusted and made the catch.

• Drops back and shows beautiful pump fake before delivering a strike to D.J. Boldin, who made the great catch. Boldin was covered, but Stanton put the pass a little over Boldin's head, out of play for the defender.

• Play went right, but pass went incomplete as Eric Fowler slipped during the pattern.

11-ON-11 DRILLQuarterback: Stafford
• Looking like they're practicing the hurry-up offense, though it did start with a couple handoffs.

• Pass over the middle falls incomplete.

• Shotgun draw to Smith.

• Judging by the way he set up a fake reverse to Boldin, Stafford could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves; he ended up throwing a screen to Aveion Cason, who took it upfield for a big gain.

Quarterback: Daunte Culpepper
• Inside run play to Ervin for a decent pickup.

• Same play opens another hole; offensive line clearing some room.

• Brown didn't turn around quick enough on a dump-off over the middle and coaches were quick to let him know about it.

• Nice pressure from the right side of the defense, but Culpepper ended up rolling to his right.

• Handoff to Kevin Smith stuffed on the right side.

Quarterbacks: Drew Stanton
• New wide receiver Billy McMullen calls out a cornerback blitz that was coming from his side, which was the left, but running play was going to the right anyway.

• Draw play to Brown.

• Not sure if it's the defense's weakness or if Stanton's just good at it, but he faked a rollout right, then pitched left to Ervin, who keeps running hard up the field.

• Dump-off to Jerome Felton, who continues to look light on his feet.

• Shaun Smith pushed up field for some great penetration on a pass play – would've resulted in a sack.

Quarterback: Culpepper
• Went through progressions, then found Smith on the left in the flats.

• Missed a couple plays because I was yip-yappin.

• Brown dropped a swing pass to the right side.

• Shotgun formation, pass up the right to Will Heller.

Quarterbacks: Stafford
• Smith with a rare drop on a screen pass.

• Turns around for play action off the snap, then fires a dart to Gronkowski 20 yards down the field. Nails him right in stride.